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The Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abok Ayuba has been impeached after 24 out of 32 members of the House voted against him. Ayuba was removed after a sitting presided over by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Saleh Yipmong. He is being replaced by Hon. Yakubu Sanda who represents Pengana Constituency. Prior to Ayuba’s impeachment, he had been criticised over the incessant unrests that had plagued many communities in Jos North and Bassa LGA, where several persons were killed, injured and others displaced from their ancestral homes. The House of Assembly had given…

A British trawler has been seized by France and another has been fined, amid an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights. French maritime minister Annick Girardin said the ships were cautioned during checks off Le Havre overnight. She said the first did not comply right away and the second was not allowed to fish in French waters so was detained. On Wednesday, Brexit Minister Lord Frost said French threats to block UK boats from ports were “disappointing”. Ms Girardin said on Twitter one of the British trawlers was caught fishing in the Bay of Seine without the proper licences. She…

A small number of U.S. forces are in Taiwan to train with Taiwanese soldiers, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with CNN, confirming the presence of U.S. troops on the self-governing island that China considers its own. Tensions between Taiwan and China, which has not ruled out taking the island by force, have escalated in recent weeks as Beijing raises military and political pressure. “We have a wide range of cooperation with the U.S. aiming at increasing our defence capability,” Tsai told CNN in the interview aired on Thursday. Asked how many U.S. service members are deployed in Taiwan,…

Leicester edged Brighton on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after an entertaining game finished 2-2 at the King Power Stadium. Neal Maupay’s penalty hit the crossbar and Enock Mwepu’s effort was saved by Danny Ward to send the Foxes through. Harvey Barnes had opened the scoring early on before a dramatic end to the first half saw two goals in added time. Adam Webster poked in but Ademola Lookman put the Foxes back in front, before Mwepu levelled again on 71. It was the midfielder’s first goal for the Seagulls, as he looped a header into the corner…

Substitute Lucas Moura headed the winner as Tottenham beat Burnley at Turf Moor to book their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. It was a welcome victory for Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo, whose side had lost their past two games. An unmarked Moura, who replaced Bryan Gil in the first half, nodded Emerson Royal’s delivery into the ground and beyond Clarets goalkeeper Nick Pope. Pope had made a superb save from Giovani lo Celso moments earlier. Harry Kane, captaining the side, had a couple of slim chances in the first half, hooking wide when put through by Lo Celso…

Second-half goals from Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi secured Liverpool’s place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at the expense of a resolute Preston North End side at Deepdale. Japan striker Minamino, who scored twice in his side’s 3-0 win over Norwich City in the previous round, finished neatly from Neco Williams’ cross to end the Championship outfit’s stubborn resistance after 62 minutes. Origi, who also netted in the previous round, then produced a brilliant improvised finish with his heel to put the result beyond doubt with six minutes remaining. Jurgen Klopp named an entirely different Liverpool side to the one…

Holders Manchester City were knocked out of the Carabao Cup after West Ham United won 5-3 on penalties in front of an ecstatic sell-out crowd at London Stadium. The fourth-round tie had ended goalless after 90 minutes before Said Benrahma scored the decisive spot-kick. Phil Foden fired his penalty wide to give the Hammers the advantage in the shootout. It is the first time since 2016 City, who have won the competition for the past four seasons, have been eliminated. Pep Guardiola made nine changes to his side but City finished the 90 minutes with substitutes Foden, Gabriel Jesus and…

Bayern Munich suffered their biggest defeat since 1978 as they were thrashed at Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Cup second round. Gladbach led 1-0 after two minutes and 3-0 by the 21st minute. Kouadio Kone slotted home his first goal for the club before Ramy Bensebaini swept home Jonas Hofmann’s cross and then netted a penalty. Breel Embolo took advantage of a defensive mistake for the fourth and then his second from Luca Netz’s pass. Gladbach scored with five of their six shots on target – with Bayern having more possession and more efforts than the hosts without scoring. It…

Ronald Koeman has been relieved of his duties as first-team coach at Barcelona. The 58-year-old Dutchman was sacked after a 1-0 away defeat at Rayo Vallecano, forcing Barca to ninth in La Liga. There was an emergency board meeting after the game chaired by Barca President, Joan Laporta. The spanish club announced this on Wednesday night vis its Twitter handle: “FC Barcelona has relieved Ronald Koeman of his duties as first team coach.” It is the first time since September 1987 that Barca have lost three away games in a row without scoring – a run that saw English manager…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday raised alarm over fake and fraudulent eNaira social media handles. Director, Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, said some persons were creating social media accounts with the intent to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. “Following the formal launch of the eNaira on Monday, October 25, 2021, the attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to criminal and illegal activities of some individuals and a fraudulent twitter handle, @enaira_cbdc purported to belong to the bank,” he said. He explained that, “The impostor handle and fraudulent persons have been posting messages…